2022 Peach Bowl
The Bulldogs had defeated LSU in the SEC Championship, while Ohio State failed to qualify for the Big Ten title game following their loss to Michigan to conclude the regular season.The potential game-winning field goal was missed almost exactly as the new year began, leading many Georgia fans to call it the "Midnight Miracle".The Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce began organization of the game in 1986, and the location was once again moved to the Georgia Dome beginning in 1992.[10] The game featured Georgia, undefeated champion of the SEC, and Ohio State, a one-loss team from the Big Ten selected at-large by the CFP committee.[13] This was the second meeting between the two programs, with their only prior game resulting in a Georgia victory in the 1993 Florida Citrus Bowl.[10] The Peach Bowl was televised by ESPN, with the primary Saturday Night Football commentary team, Chris Fowler on play-by-play, Kirk Herbstreit as analyst, and Holly Rowe and Laura Rutledge on the sidelines.[26] ESPN Deportes carried the Spanish language-broadcast, featuring Eduardo Varela, Pablo Viruega and Sebastian M.[24] The game's officiating crew, representing the Pac-12 Conference, was led by referee Chris Coyte and umpire Greg Adams.[29] The pregame coin toss was won by Georgia, who deferred their choice to the second half, thereby giving Ohio State possession of the ball to begin the game.Ohio State began their first offensive possession on their own 25-yard line and completed an 11-yard pass from C. J. Stroud to Marvin Harrison Jr. for a first down.After a holding penalty on their first play, they made up the yardage with a pass interference called against Georgia's Kelee Ringo and shortly afterwards reached the red zone with gains of 17 and 27 yards.Georgia regained the ball with 31 seconds left in the quarter and ran one play, a 17-yard pass from Bennett to McIntosh, before time expired.Shortly afterwards, the Bulldogs faced 4th & 6 from the Ohio State 13-yard line, which they converted after Bennett passed to tight end Brock Bowers for a 6-yard gain.A sack on the ensuing second down play set them back to the 13-yard line, from where Podlesny made a 31-yard field goal to narrow his team's deficit to eleven.The ensuing kickoff was returned by Kearis Jackson to the Georgia 28-yard line, and the Bulldogs' drive began with 2:36 remaining in the contest.The win improved Georgia to 14–0, and they advanced to the 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship, where they faced Fiesta Bowl winners TCU.Georgia quarterback Stetson Bennett and safety Javon Bullard were named the game's offensive and defensive most valuable players, respectively.